Who Benefits from the Stingray Chevrolet Corvette Raffle?

Who Benefits from the Raffle?

Every year, Stingray Chevrolet donates a vehicle to be raffled off at the Plant City, FL Strawberry Festival. We use the proceeds to make a huge contribution to Unity in the Community, a philanthropic organization that raises money for a number of causes in the area. To see which causes Unity has used Stingray Chevrolet’s raffle proceeds to support in the past, keep reading a thorough breakdown.

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2020 Charitable Contributions to the Community (Total: $235,575)

Area 5 Public Schools-hygienic and personal student needs – $14,000
Arts Council of PC / Sculpture Exhibit – $3,000
College Scholarships – $10,000
Community Benevolence (families in need) – $10,000
Discovery Quest – $1,000
East Hillsborough Guild – $75
Happy Souls Sock Ministry – $1,500
Kiwanis / Stuff The Bus – $10,000
Lion’s Club – $1,000
Lots Of Hugs Summer Camp- PC Black Heritage – $27,500
Manna On Wheels – $2,500
Meals on Wheels – $27,500
Metropolitan Ministries – $2,500
PC Boys and Girls Club – $10,000
PC Christmas Club – $5,000
PC Pregnancy Center – $10,000
PC Improvement League – $2,500
PC Main Street -$1,000
PC YMCA – $10,000
PC Raider Champions – $52,000
People’s Life Institute – $2,500
RW Willaford RR Museum – $3,000
United Food Bank – $25,000

2019 Charitable Contributions to the Community (Total: $220,450)

Area 6 Public Schools-hygienic and personal student needs – $14,000
Arts Council of PC / Sculpture exhibit – $3,000
Bruton Memorial Library / Mystery Dinner Theatre – $1,000
College Scholarships to 3 Seniors @ $2500 each – $7,500
Common Ground Movement – $1,000
Community Benevolence (families in need) – $10,000
Cynthia Diaz Family – $2,500
DHS Criminal Justice Program – $500
Discovery Quest – $1,000
Empty Bowls – $200
Everyday Blessings – $7,500
FSF Youth Parade – $300
Happy Souls Sock Ministry – $1,500
Hopewell Baptist Church / Hope Bag Program – $2,000
Ken Gibbs Foundation – $7,000
Kiwanis / Stuff The Bus – $10,000
Lion Club Golf Tournament – $1,000
Lots of Hugs Summer Program/Plant City Black Heritage – $27,500
Manna On Wheels – $5,000
Meals on Wheels / Delivered to seniors 5 days/week – $27,500
Metropolitan Ministries – $2,500
Operation Paying It Forward – $5,000
PCHS Student Development – $10,000
PCHS Theatre Department – $3,500
Peoples’ Life Institute – $2,500
Plant City Boys & Girls Club – $2,500
Plant City Christmas Parade – $5,000
Plant City Dolphins Youth Football – $1,000
Plant City Improvement League – $2,500
Plant City Main Street – $1,000
Plant City Photo Archives / Jr. Activists – $3,000
Plant City YMCA / Summer Camp Swim Program – 10,000
Pregnancy Care Center – $15,000
RW Willaford Train Museum – $3,500
Ryan’s Case for Smiles – $450
Springhead Elementary Music Program – $2,500
United Food Bank – $20,000
Voices For Children – $500

2018 Charitable Contributions to the Community (Total: $235,150)

Area 6 Public Schools-hygenic and personal student needs – $14,000
Arts Council of PC / Sculpture exhibit – $3,000
Bruton Memorial Library / Mystery Dinner Theatre – $1,000
College Scholarships to 4 Seniors @ $2500 each – $10,000
Community Benevolence (families in need) – $18,000
Everyday Blessings – $5,000
Hopewell Baptist Church / Hope Bag Program – $5,000
Kiwanis / Stuff the Bus – $10,000
Lots of Hugs Summer Program/Plant City Black Heritage – $30,000
Manna On Wheels – $5,000
Meals on Wheels / Delivered to seniors 5 days/week – $30,000
Metropolitan Ministries – $5,000
PCHS Student Development – $17,500
Peoples’ Life Institute – $5,000
Plant City Christmas Parade – $5,000
Plant City Improvement League – $2,500
Plant City Photo Archives / Jr. Activists – $3,000
Plant City YMCA / Summer Camp Swim Program – 10,000
Pregnancy Care Center – $15,000
RW Willaford Train Museum – $3,500
United Food Bank – $20,000
PC Boys & Girls Club – $2,500
Strawberry Crest HS (Grade Recognition Event) – 500
Happy Souls Sock Ministry – $1,500
Everday Blessings (Golf Tourn Sponsorship) – $5,000
Hook-A-Hero – $3,000
Junior Women’s Club – 3,500
Plant City YMCA/Trunk or Treat – $500
Empty Bowls – $150
Lions Club (Golf Tourn Sponsorship) – $1,000

2017 Charitable Contributions to the Community (Total: $201,600)

College Scholarships 4 @ $2500 – $10,000
PC Black Heritage/Lots of Hugs – $30,000
Plant City Improvement League – $5,000
Willis Peters Exceptional Center – $10,000
Hopewell Baptist Church (Hope Bags) – $5,000
PCHS (9th Grade Academy / $5K, Music / 5K) – $10,000
Plant City YMCA – $5,000
Plant City Pregnancy Care Center – $15,000
Arts Council – $3,000
Bruton Memorial Library – $1,000
Kiwanis / Stuff on the Bus – $10,000
Emergency Fund / Benevolence – $4,000
Somebody Cares Tampa Bay – $500
Area Six Public Schools – $14,000
Everyday Blessings – $5,000
Plant City Photo Archives / Jr. Activists – $3,000
Boy Scouts – $1,100
Meals on Wheels – $30,000
Metropolitan Ministries – $5,000
People’s Life Institute – $5,000
RW Willaford RR Museum – $3,000
United Food Bank – $20,000
Plant City Christmas Parade – $5,000
PCHS Booster/Baseball – $2,000

2016 Charitable Contributions to the Community (Total: $245,844)

Area 6 Schools – $26,000
Kiwanis – $10,200
Liberty Baptist Church (FSF parking) – $1,000
Pregnancy Center – $15,000
Black Heritage – $28,200
Somebody Cares – $1,000
PC YMCA – $15,000
Scholarships – $5,000
Boys and Girls Club – $13,744
Friends of the Library – $1,000
PC Christmas Parade – $5,000
United Food Bank – $35,000
Hopewell Baptist – $5,000 (program for feeding children)
Arts Council – $3,000
Boy Scouts – $900
PC Rotary – $800
Meals on Wheels – $35,000
Trinity Sportsman – $5,000 for children to learn sports & outdoor activities
Plant City High School – $20,000 to PC’s Band Department to purchase & replace instruments & equipment
RW Willaford Train Museum – $10,000
Frameworks of Tampa Bay – $10,000